Six users can log up to 30 memories each, on the scales' memory and with the USB drive in the box you can then transfer the data to your PC.

Tied into the system is a blood pressure monitor that measures systolic, diastolic, and pulse measurements.

Finally that pedometer will count your steps when walking or running, the distance you've travelled and the calories you burnt - so a real all-in-one machine.

"We use the system in the office once a week to monitor how good, or bad, we've been", the PR manager for the company told us at the launch event. As to whether it helps, we got an unsurprising "most definitely".

You can get the new system from the company's website homedics.co.uk or Amazon.

The scales cost £79.99, the blood pressure unit £69.99 and the pedometer £49.99. The PC software is included in the box.

Stuart has been a tech journalist since 1998 and written for a number of publications around the world. Regularly turning up on television, radio and in newspapers, Stuart has played with virtually every gadget available.